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Related: About this forumGary Oldman is the Greatest Actor or Our Time if not All Time
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Gary Oldman is the Greatest Actor or Our Time if not All Time (Original Post)
Buttoneer
Oct 2024
OP
I hate to disagree, but you need to go to Wikipedia and look at his accomplishments.
Enter stage left
Oct 2024
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Bristlecone
(10,576 posts)1. Add in as Jackson Lamb on Slow Horses
Just fantastic
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Buttoneer
(728 posts)2. YEP! Just finished watching the 4th season!
iemanja
(55,404 posts)6. I love Slow Horses!
The show, Oldman, and the Slough House books.
FalloutShelter
(12,984 posts)3. My favorite for years.
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FSogol
(47,114 posts)5. And he played Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved"
Too bad he's a conservative.
Enter stage left
(3,923 posts)4. I appreciate your choice, but I lean towards Robin Williams.
SO many diverse roles, and excellent in almost all of them.
Buttoneer
(728 posts)7. hmmm...Gary Oldman had more movies and more range. IMHO.
Enter stage left
(3,923 posts)9. I hate to disagree, but you need to go to Wikipedia and look at his accomplishments.
You are vastly minimizing Robin's roles.
I'm not saying Gary wasn't great, just asking you to look at another spectacular talent.
Buttoneer
(728 posts)10. Ok. You may be right. Now that I think about it, Robin Williams did have more range, but does that make him
a better actor?
Enter stage left
(3,923 posts)11. I'll leave that up to you to decide.
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Buttoneer
(728 posts)15. Oldman is better. I can always see Robin Williams
In his movies. Gary Oldman disappears in his roles.
Buttoneer
(728 posts)8. ScreenRant ratings.
poli-junkie
(1,191 posts)12. Oldman is absolutely fearless.
Love his wry smart-alecky sense of humour!
Polly Hennessey
(7,626 posts)13. Gary Oldman is one great actor. His latest, Slow Horses, proves it.
dlk
(12,540 posts)14. Just watched the finale of S4 Slow Horses
Oldmans portrayal of the Jackson Lamb character is no less than brilliant and S5 filming has already wrapped. Cant wait to watch!
Buttoneer
(728 posts)17. I can almost smell him.
dlk
(12,540 posts)18. I'd rather not...
Lol
Redleg
(6,293 posts)16. When I think of Oldman I think of versatility
He is compelling in every film I have seen him in, regardless of his role. He is one of the greats.